UK plans to switch to alternative green feed and reduce soy imports

A study was conducted in the country on the use of alternative sources of protein in the pig and poultry sector in order to subsequently eliminate soy imports, according to the website farminguk.com. Sprouted wheat and vetch seeds, cereal tails, and processed beans have all been found to replace soy. The listed forage crops are capable of growing on farmland in the UK. Most of the soybeans imported into the country are used for food and livestock feed. 40% of imports in 2019 came from sources with a potential risk of deforestation. Cuts in soybean imports are increasingly pressing amid supply disruptions from China and India, which have seen soybean prices skyrocket by more than 80% over the past year. The results of the study, which was carried out over three years, prove that it is possible to organize a system in the country based on regional production and supply of feed. Farmers worked with the Center for Organic Research in a field laboratory. “Soy is hard to beat in ...